hello! Remember me??

Hello everyone! I can't even remember when the last time I posted. I
have been up to my eyebrows, and sometimes underneath the chaos that
has always come with the end of the year and such.

Hubby has finished ALL of his college coursework, and the only thing
we need to do now is get his final paperwork submitted and the check
to pay for his audit and the printing of his degree and it will be all
over....though he's making noises about going for his MBA...argh.

Thomas has been central to numerous run-ins with the school system.
Not because he's been in trouble but because they want to remove his
IEP, right before he starts middle school (when he needs all the
support he can get), and before he has his evaluation to refute or
support the provisional diagnosis of Asperger'sr!! Needless to say, I
think hell froze over because Ken lost his temper and I was the calm
one. They finally agreed that what I was saying made sense, and we
will re-visit the IEP *after* the scheduled evaluation (not until
April).

Rebekah spent Christmas break singing "all I want for Christmas is my
*4* front teeth - she lost the center 4 within a few weeks....argh!
However, while her adult teeth are coming in, they aren't exactly
coming in where they are supposed to. So far, she has had 4 teeth
pulled - all on the bottom - to help her adult teeth get where they
need to be. Now that they are in, there's no room for any more, so
there will more than likely be more extractions in the future,
followed by braces. Fortunately, Thomas isn't looking like he'll need
braces, and Bek isn't needing glasses right now, so they kind of
balance each other out. I can't imagine how we'll cover 2 children
with glasses and braces if that situation arises.

Me...well, I've rejoined Soldiers' Angels and will be making Blankets
of Hope, alternating between personal projects and custom sewing and
the blankets/quilts. I have cut back to 1 craft fair a year because I
didn't make ANY money at the spring fair. I think it's okay as it
gives me more time to make items for sale. I'm trying to lose weight
again...only this time, Ken is working with me. We are hoping for a
family vacation later this year

So...I'm still alive, but not online as much
Larisa

Hello

Long time. Well, I remember all the hassles with the school district over
your son. Sounds like things haven't changed much. They seem to be one of
a kind. I have a new students this semester with Aspergers and everyone is
falling over themselves to help me and answer questions.

Ah, pulled teeth and braces. BTDT. I even had my upper jaw widened 1/2
inch in three weeks. Quite the experience all those years ago.

Congrats to the husband, and glad he lost his temper. His turn and it shows
the school you're not alone or crazy, just caring.

Glad in the midst of it all you're still sewing. Such therapy as we all
know.

Steven
Alaska


"off kilter " wrote in
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Hello everyone! I can't even remember when the last time I posted. I
have been up to my eyebrows, and sometimes underneath the chaos that
has always come with the end of the year and such.

Hubby has finished ALL of his college coursework, and the only thing
we need to do now is get his final paperwork submitted and the check
to pay for his audit and the printing of his degree and it will be all
over....though he's making noises about going for his MBA...argh.

Thomas has been central to numerous run-ins with the school system.
Not because he's been in trouble but because they want to remove his
IEP, right before he starts middle school (when he needs all the
support he can get), and before he has his evaluation to refute or
support the provisional diagnosis of Asperger'sr!! Needless to say, I
think hell froze over because Ken lost his temper and I was the calm
one. They finally agreed that what I was saying made sense, and we
will re-visit the IEP *after* the scheduled evaluation (not until
April).

Rebekah spent Christmas break singing "all I want for Christmas is my
*4* front teeth - she lost the center 4 within a few weeks....argh!
However, while her adult teeth are coming in, they aren't exactly
coming in where they are supposed to. So far, she has had 4 teeth
pulled - all on the bottom - to help her adult teeth get where they
need to be. Now that they are in, there's no room for any more, so
there will more than likely be more extractions in the future,
followed by braces. Fortunately, Thomas isn't looking like he'll need
braces, and Bek isn't needing glasses right now, so they kind of
balance each other out. I can't imagine how we'll cover 2 children
with glasses and braces if that situation arises.

Me...well, I've rejoined Soldiers' Angels and will be making Blankets
of Hope, alternating between personal projects and custom sewing and
the blankets/quilts. I have cut back to 1 craft fair a year because I
didn't make ANY money at the spring fair. I think it's okay as it
gives me more time to make items for sale. I'm trying to lose weight
again...only this time, Ken is working with me. We are hoping for a
family vacation later this year

So...I'm still alive, but not online as much
Larisa

Welcome back! it has been a while! Amazing how quickly the calendar pages
fly by any more.

With kids it's always something... teeth, glasses, broken arms until they
move on to cars and college tuition!

Hope you are able to hang around a while. And stick to your guns on the
IEP. With all the budget cuts in school districts, it is not uncommon
(sadly) for some less than child-centered administrators to try to pull back
services to save money. You'd be surprised how many parents just not and
say okay. (after nearly 25 years as a parent of a special needs kiddo and
about 5 years as an Early Intervention administrator... I've seen it all!)

Take care and stop back by often!!

--
Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves



"off kilter " wrote in
message
...
Hello everyone! I can't even remember when the last time I posted. I
have been up to my eyebrows, and sometimes underneath the chaos that
has always come with the end of the year and such.

Hubby has finished ALL of his college coursework, and the only thing
we need to do now is get his final paperwork submitted and the check
to pay for his audit and the printing of his degree and it will be all
over....though he's making noises about going for his MBA...argh.

Thomas has been central to numerous run-ins with the school system.
Not because he's been in trouble but because they want to remove his
IEP, right before he starts middle school (when he needs all the
support he can get), and before he has his evaluation to refute or
support the provisional diagnosis of Asperger'sr!! Needless to say, I
think hell froze over because Ken lost his temper and I was the calm
one. They finally agreed that what I was saying made sense, and we
will re-visit the IEP *after* the scheduled evaluation (not until
April).

Rebekah spent Christmas break singing "all I want for Christmas is my
*4* front teeth - she lost the center 4 within a few weeks....argh!
However, while her adult teeth are coming in, they aren't exactly
coming in where they are supposed to. So far, she has had 4 teeth
pulled - all on the bottom - to help her adult teeth get where they
need to be. Now that they are in, there's no room for any more, so
there will more than likely be more extractions in the future,
followed by braces. Fortunately, Thomas isn't looking like he'll need
braces, and Bek isn't needing glasses right now, so they kind of
balance each other out. I can't imagine how we'll cover 2 children
with glasses and braces if that situation arises.

Me...well, I've rejoined Soldiers' Angels and will be making Blankets
of Hope, alternating between personal projects and custom sewing and
the blankets/quilts. I have cut back to 1 craft fair a year because I
didn't make ANY money at the spring fair. I think it's okay as it
gives me more time to make items for sale. I'm trying to lose weight
again...only this time, Ken is working with me. We are hoping for a
family vacation later this year

So...I'm still alive, but not online as much
Larisa

On 09/01/2011 01:52, off kilter wrote:
Hello everyone! I can't even remember when the last time I posted. I
have been up to my eyebrows, and sometimes underneath the chaos that
has always come with the end of the year and such.

Hubby has finished ALL of his college coursework, and the only thing
we need to do now is get his final paperwork submitted and the check
to pay for his audit and the printing of his degree and it will be all
over....though he's making noises about going for his MBA...argh.

Thomas has been central to numerous run-ins with the school system.
Not because he's been in trouble but because they want to remove his
IEP, right before he starts middle school (when he needs all the
support he can get), and before he has his evaluation to refute or
support the provisional diagnosis of Asperger'sr!! Needless to say, I
think hell froze over because Ken lost his temper and I was the calm
one. They finally agreed that what I was saying made sense, and we
will re-visit the IEP *after* the scheduled evaluation (not until
April).

Rebekah spent Christmas break singing "all I want for Christmas is my
*4* front teeth - she lost the center 4 within a few weeks....argh!
However, while her adult teeth are coming in, they aren't exactly
coming in where they are supposed to. So far, she has had 4 teeth
pulled - all on the bottom - to help her adult teeth get where they
need to be. Now that they are in, there's no room for any more, so
there will more than likely be more extractions in the future,
followed by braces. Fortunately, Thomas isn't looking like he'll need
braces, and Bek isn't needing glasses right now, so they kind of
balance each other out. I can't imagine how we'll cover 2 children
with glasses and braces if that situation arises.

Me...well, I've rejoined Soldiers' Angels and will be making Blankets
of Hope, alternating between personal projects and custom sewing and
the blankets/quilts. I have cut back to 1 craft fair a year because I
didn't make ANY money at the spring fair. I think it's okay as it
gives me more time to make items for sale. I'm trying to lose weight
again...only this time, Ken is working with me. We are hoping for a
family vacation later this year

So...I'm still alive, but not online as much
Larisa

You sound madly busy! Glad you could stop in for an update.

My goodness! Adult teeth coming in! I remember when hat child was no
more than a twinkle in her daddy's kneecaps!

I think it ridiculous that you are STILL having to fight the system at
every turn over Thomas. I am cynical enough not to be surprised. (Mind
you, somone I know of had to go for a reassessment of his Disabled
Living Allowance: as he asked them, did they expect ONE leg to have
grown back, or BOTH?)

And well done to Ken on his degree finishing. Just the paperwork to do,
and then he's home and dry on that one. My bro did an Open University
degree while working, and finally finished it off after being made
redundant!

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Steven - ouch! not sure if *I* could handle her having her jaw
widened...She's just a little thing, after all {sigh} Also glad that
hubby finally showed his butt (so to speak) and let the "team" know
that we weren't going to be pushed around...and we were NOT leaving
that room until we got what we wanted!!

Kate in MI - yes, I know it's always something...lol. Just when we
seem to have one "crisis" settled, another one pops up. Right now,
it's DD having nightmares on a recurring, yet seemingly unexplained
basis. HOWEVER...I reminded hubby that this is her pattern when she's
having a serious growth spurt. While I'm glad she's growing, it kind
of sucks since she just got new clothes for Christmas...hopefully she
got enough "slightly too big" that they will fit her once she's on the
other side of this growth spurt. Ken is driving me bonkers now that
he's done with his degree....he says he's lost without something to do
after dinner each night - I told him to pick one of the many projects
that need doing and get to it....he's playing computer games {sigh}

Kate XXXXXX - I know!! In fact, I just read the post that Karen put
up when Rebekah had just been born!!! Where in the world has the last
7 years gone??!!?? And to make things even worse (for me), she has
inherited some of my jewelry from when I was a tween/early teen...the
rings fit on her thumb right now, but yikes!! I expect to have to
continue to fight the schools until he's in high school. By then, I'm
hoping he will have learned that it isn't a bad thing to stand up for
yourself - just do it in a non-physical way. He's going to be going
for his Jr. Black Belt (we are hoping) later this month...and Rebekah
should also be testing on the same day for her yellow belt....this is
something we would LOVE to have family here to witness, but...we shall
see.

Well...HAD to touch base....working on meal plans so that I don't have
to worry about them for a while, which means that otmorrow, I can get
back to sewing without anything else weighing on my mind...WOOHOO!!!

On Jan 8, 7:52*pm, "off kilter "
wrote:
Hello everyone! *I can't even remember when the last time I posted. *I
have been up to my eyebrows, and sometimes underneath the chaos that
has always come with the end of the year and such.

Hubby has finished ALL of his college coursework, and the only thing
we need to do now is get his final paperwork submitted and the check
to pay for his audit and the printing of his degree and it will be all
over....though he's making noises about going for his MBA...argh.

Thomas has been central to numerous run-ins with the school system.
Not because he's been in trouble but because they want to remove his
IEP, right before he starts middle school (when he needs all the
support he can get), and before he has his evaluation to refute or
support the provisional diagnosis of Asperger'sr!! *Needless to say, I
think hell froze over because Ken lost his temper and I was the calm
one. *They finally agreed that what I was saying made sense, and we
will re-visit the IEP *after* the scheduled evaluation (not until
April).

Rebekah spent Christmas break singing "all I want for Christmas is my
*4* front teeth - she lost the center 4 within a few weeks....argh!
However, while her adult teeth are coming in, they aren't exactly
coming in where they are supposed to. *So far, she has had 4 teeth
pulled - all on the bottom - to help her adult teeth get where they
need to be. *Now that they are in, there's no room for any more, so
there will more than likely be more extractions in the future,
followed by braces. *Fortunately, Thomas isn't looking like he'll need
braces, and Bek isn't needing glasses right now, so they kind of
balance each other out. *I can't imagine how we'll cover 2 children
with glasses and braces if that situation arises.

Me...well, I've rejoined Soldiers' Angels and will be making Blankets
of Hope, alternating between personal projects and custom sewing and
the blankets/quilts. *I have cut back to 1 craft fair a year because I
didn't make ANY money at the spring fair. *I think it's okay as it
gives me more time to make items for sale. *I'm trying to lose weight
again...only this time, Ken is working with me. *We are hoping for a
family vacation later this year

So...I'm still alive, but not online as much
Larisa

It's nice to hear from you again. My daughter's mouth was too small
for all of her teeth so she had several pulled before she started
wearing her braces. She had all her wisdom teeth cut out just before
her Freshman year in high school. She is 41, and has never had a
cavity.

Well, widening was really not that bad, and I was in the 7th grade. A
device with two halves, attached to two teeth on each side of the upper jaw,
connected by a screw. Each morning and night I put a wire in a hole in the
front and pushed it to the back. Widening happened 1/4 mm at a time. A bit
of pressure for about 10 minutes. Really not that bad, and I have NOOOOO
pain tolerance. I'm a wuss. After three weeks it was locked and the bone
grew for three weeks and all done. Then the braces. Six years total of
stuff. The worse part to me was the 14 teeth pulled total over the years,
before (third grade), during and after (adult, wisdom teeth) to make it all
work. What we didn't know in the beginning is that Novacaine take about 2
hours to numb me, and those first teeth came out in 20 minutes. Ouch!

I'm a thorn in the side of the my fellow Sped teachers as well. After all,
they write up the plan but I'm the one implementing the plan and it is the
student and I working together. The students and I together can often make
their days less than wonderful.

Hang in there

Steven
Alaska


"off kilter " wrote in
message
...
Steven - ouch! not sure if *I* could handle her having her jaw
widened...She's just a little thing, after all {sigh} Also glad that
hubby finally showed his butt (so to speak) and let the "team" know
that we weren't going to be pushed around...and we were NOT leaving
that room until we got what we wanted!!

Kate in MI - yes, I know it's always something...lol. Just when we
seem to have one "crisis" settled, another one pops up. Right now,
it's DD having nightmares on a recurring, yet seemingly unexplained
basis. HOWEVER...I reminded hubby that this is her pattern when she's
having a serious growth spurt. While I'm glad she's growing, it kind
of sucks since she just got new clothes for Christmas...hopefully she
got enough "slightly too big" that they will fit her once she's on the
other side of this growth spurt. Ken is driving me bonkers now that
he's done with his degree....he says he's lost without something to do
after dinner each night - I told him to pick one of the many projects
that need doing and get to it....he's playing computer games {sigh}

Kate XXXXXX - I know!! In fact, I just read the post that Karen put
up when Rebekah had just been born!!! Where in the world has the last
7 years gone??!!?? And to make things even worse (for me), she has
inherited some of my jewelry from when I was a tween/early teen...the
rings fit on her thumb right now, but yikes!! I expect to have to
continue to fight the schools until he's in high school. By then, I'm
hoping he will have learned that it isn't a bad thing to stand up for
yourself - just do it in a non-physical way. He's going to be going
for his Jr. Black Belt (we are hoping) later this month...and Rebekah
should also be testing on the same day for her yellow belt....this is
something we would LOVE to have family here to witness, but...we shall
see.

Well...HAD to touch base....working on meal plans so that I don't have
to worry about them for a while, which means that otmorrow, I can get
back to sewing without anything else weighing on my mind...WOOHOO!!!

On Jan 11, 1:37*am, "Steven Cook" wrote:
Well, widening was really not that bad, and I was in the 7th grade. *A
device with two halves, attached to two teeth on each side of the upper jaw,
connected by a screw. *Each morning and night I put a wire in a hole in the
front and pushed it to the back. *Widening happened 1/4 mm at a time. *A bit
of pressure for about 10 minutes. *Really not that bad, and I have NOOOOO
pain tolerance. *I'm a wuss. *After three weeks it was locked and the bone
grew for three weeks and all done. *Then the braces. *Six years total of
stuff. *The worse part to me was the 14 teeth pulled total over the years,
before (third grade), during *and after (adult, wisdom teeth) to make it all
work. *What we didn't know in the beginning is that Novacaine take about 2
hours to numb me, and those first teeth came out in 20 minutes. *Ouch!

I'm a thorn in the side of the my fellow Sped teachers as well. *After all,
they write up the plan but I'm the one implementing the plan and it is the
student and I working together. *The students and I together can often make
their days less than wonderful.

Hang in there

Steven
Alaska


Both my kids had their jaws widened. It really wasn't a big deal for
them. It was harder on me! I had a fear of dropping the little "key"
down their throats until I tied a string around it! DD was in high
school when we did hers. The traumatic part was that it was done over
the summer and she went back to school with a gap between her front
teeth the width of a pencil! There were a lot of comments and she was
embarrassed. They move back together quickly however. She did her
own "cranking" so I was relieved of the duties. :-)